Hi Javier, after GSoC 2010, we have http://socghop.appspot.com/gsoc/student_project/show/google/gsoc2010/django/t127230758002 feature at http://code.djangoproject.com/browser/django/branches/soc2010/app-loading
Not that good syntax, but this solution can help you! P.S. The more testers we have, the faster the branch will be integrated into the trunk! On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Javier Guerra Giraldez <jav...@guerrag.com> wrote: > from Eric Florenzano's slide 41: > > In models.py: > > class Favorite(models.Model): > item = LazyForeignKey(‘fave’) > user = ForeignKey(User) > date = DateTimeField(default=utcnow) > > > In settings.py: > > LAZY_FKS = {‘fave’: ‘pages.models.Page’} > > > I share the dislike for generic relationships; but don't think this > solution is particularly elegant, nor flexible enough. > > what about giving parameters to the apps? something like: > > INSTALLED_APPS = ( > 'django.contrib.auth', > 'django.contrib.contenttypes', > 'django.contrib.sessions', > 'django.contrib.sites', > 'django.contrib.admin', > ('debug_toolbar', { > 'INTERCEPT_REDIRECTS': False, > 'INTERNAL_IPS': ('127.0.0.2',), > }), > 'django_extensions', > ('favorites', { > 'fave': ‘pages.models.Page', > }), > 'comercial', > 'specs', > ) > > > and in favorites.models.py: > > class Favorite(models.Model): > item = LazyForeignKey(args[‘fave’]) > user = ForeignKey(User) > date = DateTimeField(default=utcnow) > > > this helps to reduce global settings pollution, simply by binding a > global ('args' in this example) to the respective app's parameter > dictionary. > > it could even allow a project to import a single app twice with > different parameters: > > INSTALLED_APPS = ( > ... > ('favoritebooks', { > 'APP_MODULE': 'favorites', > 'fave': ‘pages.models.Book', > }), > ('favoritepages', { > 'APP_MODULE': 'favorites', > 'fave': ‘pages.models.Page', > }), > 'comercial', > 'specs', > ) > > here, APP_MODULE tells Django where to import the app from, by default > it would be the app name (as now), but specifying it separately allows > the user to give a different name to the app in the project's context. > > toughts? > > -- > Javier > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to django-develop...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers?hl=en. > > -- Best regards, Yuri V. Baburov, ICQ# 99934676, Skype: yuri.baburov, MSN: bu...@live.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django developers" group. To post to this group, send email to django-develop...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers?hl=en.